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Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain insisted that the girls were alive who were allegedly slaughtered following a jirga decree in Kohistan district. The minister denied that the women have been killed but witnesses from the rival tribe insisted otherwise. They claimed to identify graves of the slain women. Iftikhar Hussain added that a fact-finding […]
Terming allegations baseless Arsalan Chaudhry said that he hadn’t received Rs300 to Rs400 million and lavish foreign tours from Bahria Town were baseless. A suo motu hearing on reports of financial corruption carried out by Arsalan Chaudhry, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was heard by a three-member bench. Arsalan while speaking to the […]
In what appeared to be a reply to the judiciary, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani directed the cabinet division to reinstate Rehman Malik as his advisor on interior affairs. The latest development came a day after the Supreme Court suspended Rehman Malik’s senate membership over dual nationality case. As per the prime minister’s directives, […]
Giving another shock to the government, the Supreme Court of Pakistan temporarily suspended Senate membership of Interior Minister Rehman Malik over the issue of dual nationality. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry while hearing the dual nationality case issued this ruling after Rehman Malik failed to submit the documents, proving that he […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday took suo moto notice of the alleged killing of seven people including five women as a punishment for dancing at a wedding party in Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). A video scandal was recently emerged in which the death decree was issued to seven persons by the […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the documents submitted by Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, giving him a one-day deadline to prove that he has quitted his British nationality. According to the media reports, his failure in satisfying the apex court by submitting the receipt of the payment to renounce his dual nationality […]
Balochistan has been facing worst law and order situation mostly due to lack of political will to resolve its longstanding problems. By handing over the power to non-elected forces, the government provided fuel to the fire. The Baloch people indeed distanced themselves from rest of the country after they witnessed the inability of the government […]
In an apparent confrontation between executive and judiciary, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani decided to defend the former at any case. While speaking to a private TV channel, the premier extended his support to parliamentarians, saying that there was no restriction on dual nationality in the Constitution of Pakistan. He observed, “Except the prime […]
Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza has given a ruling in favor of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on the issue of his disqualification after his conviction by the Supreme Court, insulating him from legal sanction. Her ruling is a definitely a political decision but it is difficult to expect anything else in a […]
In order to avoid technicalities, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has decided not to file appeal against the Supreme Court’s verdict in the contempt of court case. According to the media reports, Prime Minister Gilani discussed the matter of challenging the apex court’s verdict at length with his close legal and political advisers and […]
In what appeared to be a shock to many legislators, the Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended National Assembly membership of Farahnaz Ispahani, the wife of former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani, for having dual nationality. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing into a petition against […]
Hours after getting a clean chit from National Assembly Speaker in regard to his conviction by the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani termed her verdict a victory of the democracy. Speaking to a gathering of educators, the premier also recited a verse of Ghalib: “Bay khudi bay sabab nahin Ghalib; Kutch tau […]
